Aquarium apologises for using 'African American vernacular English' to describe otter's body

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium in America garnered mixed reactions after a tweet about Abby the otter went viral and became a meme, prompting a conversation about the power of language. In a post on

 

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An apology seems unnecessary. Realistically, the otter has no idea what happened.

Now that is hilarious hahahaha. Why would you apologize?

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